[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
Every hauler doing business in Greene Township
shall be required to provide to its residential customers the service
of removing recyclables from their properties at the curbside (within
the public right-of-way). Any such recyclables so removed shall be
kept separate from municipal waste and shall be taken to a recycling
center.
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
Every hauler shall be required to provide to
its commercial, municipal, institutional and multifamily housing property
customers the service of removing recyclables from their properties.
Any such recyclables so removed by haulers shall be kept separate
from municipal waste and shall be taken to a recycling center.
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
No hauler shall accept, pick up, or remove any
bag or other container of municipal waste which the hauler knows,
or has reason to believe, contains recyclables required to be separated.
Upon discovery of such recyclables combined with municipal waste placed
at curbside or otherwise placed for pickup, the hauler shall affix
a tag or sticker to the container containing the recyclables (which
tag or sticker will be provided by the Township), retain a duplicate
for the hauler's records and, deliver a triplicate to the designated
office of the Township within 48 hours. When the hauler utilizes a
tag or sticker pursuant to this section, he shall fill in the information
requested thereon, including the address at which the container is
located and the reason which led him to know or believe the container
contained recyclables (e.g., he saw newspaper or he heard bottles
rattling). The hauler shall leave such container with the tag or sticker
placed thereon where he found it.
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
All haulers doing business within the Township
shall make available to their customers the service of removal of
bulky items not less frequently than once per year.
In the event of any missed pickup, the collector
shall collect from the missed location before the end of the next
business day.
All complaints regarding collection of recyclables
or solid waste shall initially be reported to the collector. Any reasonable
complaint shall be given prompt and courteous attention by the collector.
In the case of missed collection, the collector shall collect from
the missed collection site before the end of the next business day
after the complaint is received. Any complaint which the collector
fails to resolve shall be reported in writing to the Township.